10 most walkable cities for retirees

Get out and take a walk. Good idea at any age, but particularly so for active retirees. In this list of most walkable cities for retirees, TopRetirements.com looked for midsize cities with populations between 500,000 and 100,000. John Brady, president of TopRetirements.com, says that in addition to outstanding walkability, to be make the list, these cities have at least one other feature attractive to retirees—such as a hospitable climate, ample recreation and parks, cultural opportunities, and affordability. Walkability scores were reported by walkscore.com. All of the cities on the list have a walk score of at least 60. Read the full story at TopRetirements.com.

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10. Hialeah, Fla.

Hialeah is the sixth largest city in Florida with a walk score of 64. Hialeah is served by the Miami Metrorail at Okeechobee, Hialeah, and Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer stations.

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9. Pittsburgh

This is one city that’s a frequent best place-to-retire destination, and its walk score of 64.1 is another reason why. It has multiple universities, high-tech businesses, and a compact center city set against the magnificent coming together of three rivers. At left, Pittsburgh at night from the Roberto Clemente Bridge overlooking the Allegheny River.

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8. Portland, Maine

This city in Southern Maine made it onto the list because it is such an interesting midsize city, and because of its excellent walk score of 65. There are coffee shops, restaurants, brew pubs and shops galore in the food-centric port city. Granted, Maine isn’t particularly retirement-friendly and the winter climate is cold, but it’s still a neat place to retire, says TopRetirements.com.

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7. Alexandria, Va.

Alexandria is an old city. The restored riverfront along the Potomac is one of the nicest walks you could have anywhere. You can walk to loads of great restaurants and shops. It has walk score of 65.4.

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6. Arlington, Va.

The government’s strategy of concentrating much of its new development near transit facilities, such as Metrorail stations, has apparently paid off for walkability in Arlington. There are a number of mixed use and pedestrian-oriented urban villages, such as Crystal City and Rosslyn. It has a walk score of 67.1.

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5. Pasadena, Calif.

This beautiful City of Roses set up against the hills has a walk score of 67.7. It also has parks, Cal Tech, the Norton Simon museum, and the Huntington Library and Gardens. At left, the courtyard of the historic Pasadena City Hall.

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4. Torrance, Calif.

This Southern California city is nearer the coast than Burbank, between Los Angeles and Long Beach. The city has a walk score of 69.7. It has 90,000 street trees and 30 city parks. The city consistently ranks among the safest cities in Los Angeles County. The Torrance Cultural Arts Center hosts cultural events year-round.

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3. Miami

With a population of about 400,000, Miami is a city of many neighborhoods, and many of them are eminently walkable. Certainly those near the beach such as the Art Deco district are, and there are many established neighborhoods filled with history. The city was awarded a 72.5 walk score.

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2. Burbank, Calif.

Located northeast of Los Angeles, Burbank is referred to as the media capital of the world because it is headquarters to so many production companies. With a very high walk score of 73.6 it has a downtown, the Burbank Village shopping district, the downtown Burbank Mall, and many cultural institutions, not to mention weather that’s virtually year-round walkable.

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1. Berkeley

This city on the east side of San Francisco Bay garnered the highest Walk Score of the group—81.6. The city has a main commercial district that stretches from the bay and up the hill to the beautiful campus of the University of California, at left, with many shops and restaurants surrounding it. There is also an abundance of great neighborhoods to walk through.

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1. Berkeley

This city on the east side of San Francisco Bay garnered the highest Walk Score of the group—81.6. The city has a main commercial district that stretches from the bay and up the hill to the beautiful campus of the University of California, at left, with many shops and restaurants surrounding it. There is also an abundance of great neighborhoods to walk through.

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